Two cute things Colin has done this week:1. Panicked on my behalf, because he (mistakenly) thought my soccer game didn’t have referees scheduled.2. Called me at work just because, pretending it was to invite me out on his boat even though I obviously couldn’t spend the day on his boat because I was working and he knew I was working because he called me at work. Chores I have been neglecting:1. Getting my car, Stella, washed2. Filing the nasty stack of bills that is growing on the floor next to my bed3. Taking a trip to the dry cleaners4. Putting away the stack of clean clothes on top of my dishwasher5. Bringing my figure skates to be sharpened6. Getting my hair trimmed7. Calling in my prescription to be refilled 8. VacuumingBooks I need to buy:1. Love is a Mix Tape, Rob Sheffield2. MVP: a novel, James Boice3. Evening, Susan Minot4. You Shall Know Our Velocity, Dave Eggers

Hi. I'm A.

Born, raised, educated in the Midwest, I am such a Midwesterner. So Midwestern, if you will.

I am: a blogger of 8+ years, forever searching for my next athletic challenge, hopelessly overscheduled and always, always eating.

I started So Midwestern right after I graduated from college, hoping to chronicle my transition to adulthood. Graduate school, four half marathons, two new nephews, three apartments, a trip to Africa, a sprinkle of heartbreak, dozens of unfinished knitting projects, four turns as a bridesmaid, 8,913 job applications and two full-time positions later: I’m fairly convinced that the day when I feel like a legitimate, full-fledged grownup will never come. So I’ll just keep on blogging.

I write about a little bit of everything and a lot of nothing. Toss my ramblings with a few pictures, a touch of swearing and an endless appreciation for the beauty that is David Beckham and you have So Midwestern. Welcome.